The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-30

they ATToWeu Coy 70 DO the Work TOT tne11. anu
as the list of precincts were called he
announced the of the man
| he wished TO have serve No Demo-
cractic councilman protested. Every of
them accepted the Coy edict, and left the
chamber on Adjournment satisfied with indors-
\ ing the twenty five men inspectors who were
the forged taly-sheets. At the coming election
| the Democrats will have twenty-seven
inspectors out of total of fifty
! seven. AS named by Gov they are:
First ward. second precinct William Schultz;
| Second ward, first precinct Samuel N Gold.
| and third precinct, Frank McQuiddy; Third
| ward, first precinct John Michelis, and second
precinct, Matthias Carver; Fifth ward first pre-
! cinct. Daniel Monineer and second precinct
! Theodore Weiner; Sixth ward. first precinct,
+! John Sanders, and second precinct, Frank San
ders; Seventh ward, first precinct, August
+ Schmidt; Ninth ward. second precinct, Christian
| Gompf Tenth ward. first precinct. Christian
| w. Stout; Twelfth ward, first precinct, Daniel
| A. Lemon; Thirteenth ward first precinct,
| Michael II. Farrell; Fifteenth ward third pre-
| ciDct, Henry Albertsmeyer; Sixteenth ward.
! second precinct, James HcHueh: Seventeenth
! ward. second precinct, j. George Fahrior;
! Eighteenth ward, second precinct John Edwards
Nineteenth ward first precinct. Conrad Russo,
and third precinct, VIM. +. Reasner Twentieth
| ward first precinct. Peter Spitzfadden; Twenty
second ward, first precinct. Henry Stole; Twen-
| ty-third ward. first preciuct, LorenZ Schmidt;
mers; Twenty FIFTH ward, first precinct, Patrick
Kelly, and third precinct, John w. Foully. Ex-
cept Stout, the third precinct or the Eleventh
ward and Russo, in the first of the Nineteenth.
who we're not inspectors last fall, these men Of
fcially Endorsed the act Of the tallysheet con-
spirators.
To-day the committee of One Hundred will
issue 20. 600 circulars, quoting the law against
bribery at elections ana setting forth the deter
miDation of that noD-partisan organization to
make the search for this class of political offend
ers special duty election day. Every man
who, 1t is supposed, purchases sells votes is
under close surveillance, for large number of
citizens, irrespective OF party, have notified the
committee that they will give special attention
to this kind of political rascaity. On election
day. from the opening TO the closing of the polls.
thorough and unceasing watch will be mann
tanned on these rascals. All citizens who have
the interest of the city at heart and are willing
to assist in this work, requested to send
their names to the committee. The sections of
the bribery law under which prosecutions will
be maintained, are:
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of indiana. that whoever hires buys
means to be used or directs. permits his money
other means to be used to induce. hire buy
person to vote refrain from voting for any candi
Date for any Office. shall be fined not than 81 600
nor less than 5 and disfranchsed and rendered in
capable of holding any Office of trust profit for
any determinate period of less than eight years
Sec. q Whoever sells, barters, offers to sell
or barter his vote for any candidate for any office,
either for any money or property thing of value
given or offered by any candidate or by any other
shall be fined than 81. 600
less than $40 and disfranchsed and rendered in
capable of holding any Office of trust profit for
any Discriminate period of not less than eight years.
Sec. 3. Any person suspected guilty of vioat-
ing either of the foregoing sections of this may
be summo ned either before the grand jury in the
Circuit Court and compelled to testify in relation to
the same but no person so compelled or required to
after for any act done by him about which he
compelled to testify.
Sec. 5. The sheriff of each county shall cause to
be printed and posted at each election precinct in the
State of this act during each and general
post such copy at every township election and the
Mayor of each city at every city election All such
posting to be done the morning of the election
prior to the opening of the polls
After the Coy gang had bounded John A. Lang
out of the Office of Police Superintendent be-
cause he tried to enforce the law against the
Sunday and midnight liquor sellers, it was jubi-
liant because Mike O'Donnell had been selected
to in his pace The night ODonnell took
charge of the force. Police Commissioner
Murphy, in his presence, said to the men: "I
come before YOU men more to announce that
Sergeant ODonnell has been promoted to q cap
taincy. and to him. acting superintendent,
has been assigned the force. This is the frat
step. but what the final ono is to be we cannot
tell. Captain ODounell IS on trial. and he
understands it in this way There has been some
Decentralization and more dissatisfaction, but we
hope that under Captain ODonnslrs manage
mont this will end. 1t is the prevalent opinion
that this change is made in the interest of the
it most alphabetically, that this is not true That
idea must not get abroad. for it is determi-
nation to have the liquor laws obeyed."
This said the evening of March %, last
year. On the 10th OF November following. otter
O'Donne had had several months trial. and
VIII lie he was still acting superintendent Mayor
Denny, speaking in regard to the arrest of
drunkards. said from his seat in the city court:
II do remember single Monday morning
in the ten months | have presided here when
there were not cases before me of this kind
there q
Dozen These men get their liquor in saloons in
this city, and am told that many saloon keep
ers who have always violated the Sunday and
IL o'clock law have recently become so bold and
defiant about it that they do with their front
doors open. For five six months past there
has not been a single arrest made for a violation
of this law. AS L read the law,
I am powerless in this matter with
out the assistance of the police authorities.
The public have right to know who is respon-
sible for the present state of affairs For my
self, deny all respoL spility for it and leave all
others in authority to speak for themselves
l do the subject. 1t has seemed to me to be
a mockery of justice to sit mere week after week
taking the bread out of the mouths of innocent
women and children by fining men for being
drunk on Sunday when the guiltier parties who
sell them liquor are not molested." ODonnell,
no other defense to make to those who
desired expression from him than. 1.-THE
MAYOR had better mind his business. / will at
tend to mine. / would rather catch one thief
than arrest a dozen saloon keepers" But he
could not meet public condemnation, and six
days later the Police Commissioners accepted
his resignation. He could not claim that he
forced the liquor laws, during his term OF
eight months acting superintendent only
twelve arrests for violations of the liquor laws
were made, while there were over thrty-two
during the eight 10 enths preceding Of Lane's
per.ntendencv, and during the eight months of
Travis there have been ninetytwo.
Coyissn and Anarchism.